Stop Datamining Me

Re:Stop Datamining Me by elliekelly on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @10:46AM (#18707329)

I can't for the life of me understand why we don't yet have dual-consent calling. Your call should only go through on my phone if you have my number and I've added yours to my address book. Otherwise you should go straight to voicemail.

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Re:Stop Datamining Me by optimusclimb on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @11:28AM (#18707823)

Emergency situations. "Sir, we found your wallet...", etc., etc.

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Re:Stop Datamining Me by overcast on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @12:15PM (#18708304)

So leave a voicemail. No one answers their phones anymore anyhow, because it's 99% of the time a spammer.

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Re:Stop Datamining Me by JohnFen on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @04:53PM (#18710927)

That's what I do. If a call comes into my phone from a number that isn't in my address book, it just gets sent straight to voicemail. My phone won't even ring.

The only reason I don't just drop the call completely is to cover situations where a someone not in my address book might be calling me for something important.

That has never actually happened yet, though.

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Re:Stop Datamining Me by soared on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @12:14PM (#18708297)

There are apps that do this.

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